TVTA Christmas selection box 2022 – the marvelous universe of toys!

Posted on December 23, 2022 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Cover detail. Arbois toy catalogue. France. C1978.

Greetings vintage mates! It’s that time of year again when your humble TVTA editor and his intrepid office cat, Wooof, search high and yo-ho-ho low for some seasonal scans to warm the cockles of your Christmas heart!

So, sit back, slip on your Ewok slippers, grab a mince pie, and allow us to mull your wine and get figgy with your pudding, as TVTA presents you with some delightful toys and games from yesteryear courtesy of the French Arbois catalogue (no date printed on this catalogue, alas, but I’m staking the Christmas raffle on it being 1978! Wooof says it’s 1980… but I think he’s had one too many sherries and is meowing up the wrong Christmas tree. Furballs ahoy!). This Arbois catalogue features toys and games from the CEJI imports company.

Enjoy the scans. Have a very merry Christmas and a fruitful and creative New Year!

Ford

Below images: Action Joe figures. Action Joe (or Group Action Joe) is the French version of the UK’s Palitoy Action Man and the US’s Hasbro G.I. Joe. Alongside Lego and die cast cars, Action Man was the toy I had ‘the most of’. The below adverts bring back happy memories as I had almost all of the uniforms featured.

Action Joe parachute. Arbois toy catalogue. France C1978.

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Walking in a 60s Wonderland

Posted on December 23, 2021 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

A TVTA Christmas Selection Box Special!

Greetings, vintage mates! Here’s wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a wonderful and creative New Year ahead!

Staying with our recent 1960s fashion and style vibe, TVTA is pleased to present seasonal images from the French pages of Elle (1968), Jours De France (1969) and Marie Claire (1965) featuring Christmas gift ideas, homemade decorations, festive food and winter fashion.

Enjoy the images. See you in 2022!

Ford

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Walking in a retro wonderland – Kenner toys

Posted on December 10, 2020 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Kenner Products was founded in 1946 by three brothers of the Steiner family in Cincinnati, Ohio, US, who named the toy company after the street upon which their original office was located. The first Kenner toys included construction sets, projectors, the Easy-Bake Oven, and Spirograph.

Spirograph. Kenner. US. 1975.

1970s

The early 1970s saw Kenner gain the license for the already popular Play-Doh. Other toy lines such as Chip Away sets, Dusty and Skye dolls, S.S.P. (Super Sonic Power), T.T.P. (Turbo Tower of Power) and Duke the Action Dog became popular Kenner hits throughout the decade.

Kenner SSP Racers. 1971. US.

: Chip Away. Kenner. 1972. US.

: Dusty and Sky dolls. 1976. US.

: SSP Stunt Cycle Show. 1976. US.

: SSP Super Sonic Power. 1972. US.

: TTP Turbo Tower of Power. 1974. US.

: TTP Wild Riders. 1976. US.

Duke the Super Action Dog. 1974. US.

Bionic power!

In 1976 Kenner held the license to produce and sell toys for the hugely popular Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman TV shows.

: The Six Million Dollar Man. Kenner. 1976.

: The Bionic Woman. Kenner. 1977.

: Mission Control Center. Kenner. 1976.

: The Six Million Dollar Man. Kenner. 1976.

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Walking in a retro wonderland

Posted on December 5, 2020 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

A TVTA Christmas Selection Box Special!

Greetings, vintage mates!

December is our busiest month here at TVTA, with lots of Christmassy search hits from retro toy lovers seeking those special treasures from a bygone age.

Join us throughout this festive month as we highlight toy and pop culture goodness with images direct from the collection of The Vintage Toy Advertiser!

Tomarts Action Figure Digest. 2006. US.

: Tomarts Action Figure Digest. 2006. US.

: Tomarts Action Figure Digest. 2006. US.

Master of the Universe. Hamleys Christmas Book. 1983. UK.

Star Wars. 1978. France.

Barbie. 1962. US.

Ideal. 1980. Rubiks Master Cube. France.

Quick Shoot Game. Ideal. 1972. UK.

Zeroids. Ideal. 1972. UK.

Princess Leia. Black Series. Photo TVTA.

She-Ra: Princess of Power. Mattel. Italy. 1986.

: Ghostrider Flame Cycle. Hasbro. 2007.

: Ghostrider Vengeance. Hasbro. 2007.

: Ghostrider Fire Blast. Hasbro. 2007.

: Ghostrider Caretaker. Hasbro. 2007.

Ghostrider Hasbro figures. 2007. Cardbacks. Rear.

DC Heroclix. Arkham Asylum.

Energized Spider-Man. 1978. US.

: Back To The Future II Action Hoverport. 1989.

: Back To The Future II Action Hoverport. Rear.

: Jack Bauer 24. 12 inch action doll. Diamond Select Toys.

: Jack Bauer 24. 12 inch action doll. Diamond Select Toys. Rear.

Golden Girl. 1985. Germany.

The Beatles taxis album covers. Corgi.

Thanks for looking 🙂

Join us again soon for more toy goodness!

TVTA Christmas selection box 2019

Posted on December 24, 2019 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Wishing all our vintage mates love, light, peace and happiness for the holiday!

Wooof and I and the rest of The Vintage Toy Advertiser team are all set for Christmas! Picture the scene – the fire is lit and roaring; the gramophone is playing Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt; brightly wrapped presents sit under the tree; Mrs Coldkettle the tea lady is dressed as an angel and has made a giant Christmas pudding full of vintage toys and little capsules of Baileys Irish Cream; Allesandro the pigeon who lives on our roof has hired a Hollywood snow machine to gently drop snow flakes past our window; Wooof is dressed as Charles Dickens and is busy reading us gruesome and spine-tingling Christmas horror tales by the light of his Hello Kitty lantern; and me, I’m dressed as a Christmas candle burning at both ends. But don’t worry, vintage mates, everyone at TVTA will for sure get Christmas day off – I certainly don’t want the staff sending not one but two ghosts to haunt the bycrikeyallmighty out of me like they did last year! Lesson learned.

Happy holiday folks. Sincere thanks to everyone who’s joined in the fun with us this year. It’s been a blast!